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Inside Job mixes a classic comedic approach with a fun, new premise
  • Arts

Inside Job mixes a classic comedic approach with a fun, new premise

  • Adam Juma ’23, News Editor and Co-Business Manager
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Inside Job features a talking dolphin, charismatic and clueless intern, and a sentient mycelium as just some of Reagan’s coworkers Think of the most absurd […]

Female representation in class office dramatically increases after title removal
  • News

Female representation in class office dramatically increases after title removal

  • Kate Bhatt '22, Co-Features Editor
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For as long as can be remembered, the high school’s four class officers have been predominantly male: one female member typically surrounded by three men. […]

Hey look, it’s me!
  • Arts

Hey look, it’s me!

  • Fiona Zhou '24, Executive Editor-in-Chief
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“I truly believe that he thought it was him. He just kept staring at the screen and looking back at us and smiling.” said the […]

Ryan Keyes – Golf Athlete of the Week
  • Sports

Ryan Keyes – Golf Athlete of the Week

  • Ben Galligan '23, Sports Editor and Co-Business Manager
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Sophomore Ryan Keyes is a star on the high school golf team, but he only began taking the sport seriously a little over two years […]

Netflix’s satirical political comedy hits the target
  • Arts

Netflix’s satirical political comedy hits the target

  • Maddie Merowitz '23, Arts Editor
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Released December 24, 2021, just in time for families desperate for entertainment during the winter break, Netflix’s  “Don’t Look Up”  is a masterful satire that […]

Is staying in school the best option right now?
  • Opinion

Is staying in school the best option right now?

  • Griffin Jordan '24, Opinions Editor
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With each passing week, Covid cases within the school district seem to rise. This increase in positivity rates led to a temporary suspension of winter athletics, […]

The high school, middle school, and elementary school rankings only continue to decline
  • News

The high school, middle school, and elementary school rankings only continue to decline

  • Ben Galligan '23, Sports Editor and Co-Business Manager
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This year, U.S. News and World Report released its annual rankings of high schools across the nation. Along with it, the magazine released a new […]

Joe Biden’s first year: notable successes and catastrophic failures
  • Features

Joe Biden’s first year: notable successes and catastrophic failures

  • William Liu '24, Editor-in-Chief
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As President Joe Biden’s first year nears its end, his failures have certainly overshadowed his successes in the court of public opinion. From December 17 […]

Donda: Kanye West’s musical renaissance
  • Arts

Donda: Kanye West’s musical renaissance

  • William Liu '24, Editor-in-Chief
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Named after his late mother, Donda is the tenth studio album by controversial American music icon Kanye West. Executively produced by himself and featuring a […]

An insider look into Spotify Wrapped
  • Arts

An insider look into Spotify Wrapped

  • Addie Schiller '22, Co-Features Editor
  • 0

On December 1, 2021, whether they saw it on their account, or social media, Spotify users woke up to “Top 5” blasted everywhere. Olivia Rodrigo’s […]

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The Latest

  • Lights, camera, action?
    By Evie Simon '27, Arts Editor
    “Stranger Things”, “Outer Banks”, and “Bridgerton” are just three shows that evoke feelings of both familiarity and agitation at the prolonged release of new seasons. All three, which have […]
  • Taboo isn’t a game: why political discussion belongs in the classroom
    By Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
    In 2023, the high school vetoed a student-planned “USA Day” from spirit week. In an email sent to members of the community, Dr. Jamie Chisum, principal of the high school, explained that […]
  • The Bradford investigates: is DEI ‘DOA’?
    By Ayesha Kapoor '26, Editor-in-Chief
    On January 20, 2025, the day of the presidential inauguration, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14151. The first of many executive orders regarding minority groups, it reads, […]
  • The high school’s spring artists of the month
    By Kaya Charoensiddhi '27, News Editor
    Each month, the Art department highlights outstanding student work by selecting two artists in 2-D and 3-D art. Sophie Kwan ’25 (2-D, Drawing and Painting), Katie Gallico ’25 (2-D, Drawing […]
  • New phone-free standard set for WPS
    By Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
    On May 16, a message from Wellesley Public Schools (WPS) Superintendent Dr. David Lussier arrived in the inboxes of students, parents, and faculty, announcing a new cell phone procedure for […]

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